I've always enjoyed writing. I've begun writing thousands of short stories and novels; I've scribbled ideas on the back of my notebooks, but I've never finished a full story line. My goal for 2014 is to finish just one. I'm sure I'll start a few hundred, but with a bit of persistence my goal is to finish just one rough draft. I mostly enjoy writing young adult literature, probably because those are the books that carried me away when I was younger and can still engulf me in their life lessons even now.
Here is a short excerpt from my most-recent venture, "The Twenty-Something Saga" - enjoy.
"All my life I've always been extraordinary. I've won spelling bees, made honor roll, won national championships and competed as a professional athlete. And then it happened. My achievement reign slipped and I became just another ordinary 20-something looking for my place in life.
I don't exactly know the moment it happened. I can name a few of the circumstances that snowballed, dragging me back down the mountain. But, everyone thinks they are a superstar when they graduate high school. Everyone is "special" and is going to achieve big things. Any naysayers? Tell them to look at the hordes of trophies, ribbons and awards covering teenage bedrooms across America - we're a nation of rock stars.
The difference was, I really thought I was on the cusp of extraordinary.
The snowball effect hurt at the time, but in truth ordinary isn't all bad. Extraordinary takes a lot of work. It takes time and sacrifices. Ordinary is much easier. Ordinary life gives you weekends off. Ordinary allows you to take the scenic route rather than being on the constant fast track. Once you come to terms with the fact you're going to have a bland, middle of the road life, ordinary is actually not so bad.
My name is Hannah Riley (NAME TBD) and this isn't going to be the story of my once thrilling, so-called adventurous life; this will be the ongoing compilation of my 20-something saga. Enjoy the twists, turns and humor of my quarter-life memoir.
Think Bridget Jones, meets Becky Bloomwood with a dash of Hermoine Granger and a spoonful of Sheryl Sandberg."
Be nice. Be honest. Feedback is appreciated on the introduction of character number one - let the constructive criticism begin! What do you like to read, what makes you keep turning pages?
"All my life I've always been extraordinary. I've won spelling bees, made honor roll, won national championships and competed as a professional athlete. And then it happened. My achievement reign slipped and I became just another ordinary 20-something looking for my place in life.
I don't exactly know the moment it happened. I can name a few of the circumstances that snowballed, dragging me back down the mountain. But, everyone thinks they are a superstar when they graduate high school. Everyone is "special" and is going to achieve big things. Any naysayers? Tell them to look at the hordes of trophies, ribbons and awards covering teenage bedrooms across America - we're a nation of rock stars.
The difference was, I really thought I was on the cusp of extraordinary.
The snowball effect hurt at the time, but in truth ordinary isn't all bad. Extraordinary takes a lot of work. It takes time and sacrifices. Ordinary is much easier. Ordinary life gives you weekends off. Ordinary allows you to take the scenic route rather than being on the constant fast track. Once you come to terms with the fact you're going to have a bland, middle of the road life, ordinary is actually not so bad.
My name is Hannah Riley (NAME TBD) and this isn't going to be the story of my once thrilling, so-called adventurous life; this will be the ongoing compilation of my 20-something saga. Enjoy the twists, turns and humor of my quarter-life memoir.
Think Bridget Jones, meets Becky Bloomwood with a dash of Hermoine Granger and a spoonful of Sheryl Sandberg."
Be nice. Be honest. Feedback is appreciated on the introduction of character number one - let the constructive criticism begin! What do you like to read, what makes you keep turning pages?
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